It is unnecessary to head to Nashville to discover the best country line dancing bars right in Pennsylvania. The popular Spurs Saloon might have closed, but plenty of other bars throughout the state will keep you entertained. Fun dancing locations range from Erie to Philadelphia and include traditional saloons with live music venues, family-owned establishments and even a gay bar.
Pittsburgh's Saddle Ridge Country Saloon is among the favorites in the area. The bar hosts its own dance lessons every Friday and Saturday evening, concerts and cheap alcoholic beverages---sometimes beer is just $2. Friday nights offer a free buffet, Wednesday is free for college students and karaoke welcomes bar visitors on Saturday night.
Saddle Ridge Country Saloon
7 East Carson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-434-5868
saddleridgepittsburgh.com
Just outside Liverpool, Ada's Country Bar is another great saloon atmosphere. Now open almost 50 years, the small space open until 11 p.m. counts original ashtrays and drinks served by the now-legally blind bar owner as evidence nothing will change. A quick stop for dancing, music and drinks could make you a regular fan.
Ada's Country Bar
Rt. 11/15
Liverpool, PA 17045
717-444-3266
boozers.fortunecity.com
The Harrisburg-Hershey Holiday Inn has its own saloon for guests and locals alike. Dance lessons are given four times a week and are free on Thursdays. When you are done dancing, work up an appetite with the delicious menu. Boasting rich buffalo wings, barbecue and countless entrees, the food is good and affordable. The saloon additionally has an even cheaper "sundown menu," for night owls eating after 10 p.m.
Winner's Circle Saloon
604 Station Road
Grantville, PA 17028
717-469-0661
winnerscirclesaloon.com
Chaplin's, located in Dunmore, says its dress code allows everything from "shorts to suits." The interior resembles an authentic old saloon with dark floors and cattle skulls on the walls, has music every night and once a week plays old rock-style country. The saloon is open everyday and has both non-smoking and smoking areas. Save room for the homecooked food.
763 East Drinker Street
Dunmore, PA 18512
570-961-2328
honkytonkpa.com
Country Gentleman in Hunlock Creek, open every day of the week but Mondays, features regular line dancing, performances, outdoor seating, takeout and country DJing. The bar recently reopened in late 2009 with a remodeling. Erie's Doc Holliday's Country Bar will entice you with alcoholic beverages starting at $1. Voted by local media "best hot wings" restaurant four years in a row, every night holds either karaoke contests or a live band. Finally, remember that country dancing isn't limited to saloons. Woody's Bar, a Philadelphia gay bar, often hosts country line dancing as well.
Country Gentleman
1788 Main Road
Hunlock Creek, PA 18621
570-256-3004
Doc Holliday's Country Bar
7425 Schultz Road
Erie, PA 16509
814-868-3627
dochollidays.net
Woody's
202 South 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-545-1893
